Writer: Frank Klose
Posted by Frank Klose and Bill Leifholtz Some bad news for the Flyers today as defenseman Andrej Meszároš has injured his achillies tendon at home in Slovakia and figures to miss most of the season, if not all of it. Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports he underwent surgery today. The Flyers issued a statement […]
The Phillies very serviceable lefty reliever Raul Valdes has been activated from the disabled list. To make room, Hector Luna heads back to AAA. The Phillies bullpen seems to be taking shape. I would prefer Kendrick remain in the bullpen over B.J. Rosenberg, but for now the Phillies relief corps looks like this: Jonathan Papelbon […]
Courtesy phillies.com When the Hunter Pence trade went down, many people said, "Not until I get my bobblehead first!" The Phillies responded by declaring that the Hunter Pence bobblehead night is still on as planned. My first thought is that I would have liked to have one still to add to my bobblehead collection, […]
Erik Kratz needs to stick around while Carlos Ruiz rehabs his ankle injury and one more injury would leave the Phillies very depleted, so the Phillies added former Cubs, Athletics, and Orioles catcher Jake Fox on a minor league contract. AAA Lehigh Valley has both Sebastian Valle and John Suomi, but neither would be a realistic […]
Phillies prospect Tyler Cloyd went 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA at AA Reading this season. So, the Phillies promoted him to AAA Lehigh Valley. At AAA he is 11-1 with a 1.93 ERA. So, in all that makes him 14-1 with a 1.93 ERA. I thought it was a foregone conclusion that when Joe Blanton […]
Some quick updates on this Sunday: First, the deadline for the Phillies and Dodgers to agree on a Cliff Lee trade was 1:00 p.m. today and judging by the fact that Cliff Lee is on the mound pitching right now, he is going nowhere. Well, at least until the deadline passes. Second, the Phillies officially […]
If it was going to happen, at least it is happening now and not in a playoff run. An MRI revealed that Carlos Ruiz has a partial tear and will miss 4-6 weeks. The report, which comes via Lesley Van Arsdall of CBS3, says Ruiz will be re-evaluated in two weeks. Erik Kratz and Brian […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers appear to be the team who placed a waiver claim on Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee. The Dodgers, of course, also put a claim on Joe Blanton and the two sides worked out a deal. But please relax, the waiver claim means nothing. After July 31, a player must clear waivers to […]
Juan Pierre has been one of the Phillies' consistent hitters this year. His .312 batting average is second on the club and he has stolen 27 bases. For a contending club, he would be a nice piece the team can use at the top of the order. However, the Phillies should let him go. This […]
All Scott Podsednik does is hit. But no one wants him. You may remember him from Spring Training this year as he and Juan Pierre were battling for the 25th roster spot for an older, lefthanded leftfielder spot. In Spring Training, Podsednik hit .309 and reached base at a .377 clip. That sounds good […]
